domingo, 17 de agosto de 2014

DuetomanypeopleaskingwhatdidhappenedattheSnettertonrace
1 2014 oftheBritcarEnduranceChampionship and some people, not understanding
what the problem was, I am putting together the information so there is no
misunderstanding and all people involved have all the information.

Facts:

The car that won the race one at Snetteron
was using Pirelli tyres

The Pirelli Tyres are faster in 90 minutes
tan Dunlop

Dunlop did not bring the tyres at time for
the qualy for this car, but did have tyres for the race.

The car using Pirelli is leading the
championship.

The rule words like this:

5.13 TYRES 5.13.1 It is a requirement that all cars in the Championship 2014 must race on Dunlop tyres. For size, fitment and availability requirements please contact HP Tyres directly on 01327 301887 or hptyres@btconnect.com. A car which is planning to do only one race in a season will receive points and may use alternative tyres to Dunlop, but the team requires written permission from the Organizer.

What
happened:

We as Neil Garner Motorsport and Drivers decided to protest the race for
some reasons

We felt that Britcar should have told all the
competitors what the situation was, and we would have accepted the car to
qualify on Pirellis.

We felt that FF corse was not playing by the etic
non written rules by letting te pro driver racing Solo for 5 times
alleging that the am driver feels unwell. This is allowed but its not the
spirit of Britcar that is a pro-am or an am-am championship. racing a pro
driver solo is a big advantage. If not we would have not protested it.

Few races ago Mike Millard had the same problem
and he had to qualify on old tyres.

Britcar told no one and we found out when we
found the FF Corse Ferrari on Pirelli tires in park ferme.

Result: We were told that a car needs permission if it ONLY DOES ONE ROUND,
if not he does not need permission. Logically we take this as a misreading of
the rule to justify what happened, treating us like total idiots. Logically the
rule says that Dunlop must be used, and that if someone wants to do a round on
another make, to test for a different championship, will be allowed by a
permission

The fact that this car is fighting for the championship and using unethical
tactics makes it worse. Britcar has not played well their role, that is to
protect the participants with the rules and spirit, so we felt offended by the
situation.